Eupleres goudotii (Small-Toothed Mongoose)

Overview

Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Falanouc, Fanalouc, Malagasy Mongoose, Slender Fanalouc, Small-Toothed Mongoose

Common Names in French:

Euplère De Goudot

Common Names in Russian:

Мунго мелкозубый, фаланоук

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: Found in the dense humid rainforests on the eastern side of Madagascar but also occurs in the dry deciduous forests to the west and occasionally also in marshes. A largely nocturnal species, but day-time sightings have been recorded. The species feeds almost exclusively on earthworms but occasionally takes amphibians , insects or their larvae.

List of Habitats :1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Ferae () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Mckenna, 1975:41
        Order: Carnivora () - Bowdich, 1821
        Suborder: Feliformia () - Kretzoi, 1945
        Family: Viverridae () - (Gray, 1821) Bonaparte, 1845:3
        Subfamily: Euplerinae ()
        Genus: Eupleres () - DoyÃ¨re, 1835
        Specific name: goudotii - Doyere, 1835
        Scientific name: - Eupleres goudotii Doyere, 1835

Unambiguous Synonyms

Eupleres goudotii Doyere, 1835

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Oct-2003

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Eupleres

There are approximately 4 species in this genus:

E. goudotii (Falanouc) · E. goudotii goudotii (Eastern Fanalouc) · E. goudotii major (Western Fanalouc) · E. major

Bibliography

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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Dollar, L. 1999. Notice of Eupleres goudotii in the rainforest of southeastern Madagascar. Small Carnivore Conservation. The Newsletter and Journal of the IUCN/SSC Mustelid, Viverrid and Procyonid Specialist Group 20:30-31.
Dollar, L. 2000. Assessing IUCN classifications of poorly-known species: Madagascar's carnivores as a case study. Small Carnivore Conservation. The Newsletter and Journal of the IUCN/SSC Mustelid, Viverrid and Procyonid Specialist Group 22:17-20.
Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Hawkins, F. 1994. Eupleres goudotii in west Malagasy deciduous forest. Small Carnivore Conservation. The Newsletter and Journal of the IUCN/SSC Mustelid, Viverrid and Procyonid Specialist Group 11: 20.
Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Schreiber, A., Wirth, R., Riffel, M. and Van Rompaey, H. 1989. Weasels, Civets, Mongooses and their Relatives. An Action Plan for the Conservation of Mustelids and Viverrids. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Small Carnivore Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website
W. Christopher Wozencraft: Status: CITES - Appendix II. IUCN - Vulnerable; considered by IUCN to have high conservation priority
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
Dollar, L. (Mustelid, Viverrid & Procyonid Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Dollar, L. 2000. Eupleres goudotii. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

GBIF-Sweden: Mammals (NRM)

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2478435
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-621974
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1007964
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 621974
IUCN ID: 8327
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5084